Mile-High Apple Pie

This mile-high apple pie stands tall. Potato starch, sugar, cinnamon, and freshly ground nutmeg season the apples and keeps their juices stabilized.

• Preparation Time: 25 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 307 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons potato starch
• 8 large Golden Delicious apples - peeled, cored and cut into 1/8 inch slices
• 1 recipe pastry for a 10-inch double crust pie
• 0.25 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Position an oven rack in the lower part of the oven; place a baking stone on it.

Step 2

Toss apples with lemon juice in a large bowl; set aside.

Step 3

Stir 3/4 cup sugar, potato starch, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a separate bowl; set aside.

Step 4

Divide pastry dough in half. Roll 1 dough half out on a lightly floured surface to fit a 10-inch pie plate. Place bottom crust in pie plate. Pile 1/2 apples into crust, dot with 1/2 butter pieces, and sprinkle with 1/2 potato starch mixture. Pile remaining 1/2 apples on top, dot with remaining 1/2 butter pieces, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 potato starch mixture. Roll out remaining 1 dough half; carefully place over apples. Pinch and crimp edges to seal crusts. Poke a few holes in top crust using a fork. Brush top crust with milk; sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.

Step 5

Place on the baking stone in the preheated oven; immediately reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake until crust is golden brown, about 60 minutes, checking halfway through baking time, covering edges with aluminum foil if needed to prevent over-browning during the last 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 3 hours before serving.